“People only care about opinions that support their own biases,” said Muller. “So they’re not reading other people’s facts, they’re not checking the facts, and they don’t want to know — and that’s the scariest development to me.”

“We are facing another ‘ism,’ just like we faced Nazism, and fascism, and imperialism and communism,” Flynn said. “This is Islamism, it is a vicious cancer inside the body of 1.7 billion people on this planet and it has to be excised.”

In the same speech, Flynn falsely claimed that Florida Democrats voted to impose Islamic shariah law at the state and local level. The claim, peddled by far-right blogs in 2014, was rated “pants on fire” by the independent fact-checking organization PolitiFact, which explained that the bill in question was about prohibiting judges from using foreign law in family law cases if the law conflicted with existing U.S. policy. Democrats voted against the bill, saying it was unnecessary and targeted Muslims in the state.

“Look up something called ‘the American laws for American courts,’” Flynn said. “I don’t know if it’s happening up here in Massachusetts, it’s happening in other states. I have had people in the media, mainstream media, say, ‘oh, that’s all a conspiracy, it’s a lie.’”

“No, in the state of Florida,” he continued. “The state of Florida they have 36 senators at the state level. 36 senators at the state level. 12, of them are Democrats, the Republicans hold the majority in the Florida state senate. All 12 Democrats, all 12 Democrats voted to impose shariah at the local and state level. Now, it was beaten because the Republicans are in charge. I’m telling you, this is ‘American laws for America’s courts.’”

“Some — including many who will be voting for Trump — will argue that even if the unstable, sleepless, vindictive tyrant wins on Tuesday, he will be restrained by the system when he seizes power. Let’s game this out for a moment. Over the last year, which forces in the GOP have been able to stand up to him? Even his closest aides have been unable to get him to concentrate before a debate. He set up a policy advisory apparatus and then completely ignored it until it was disbanded. His foreign-policy advisers can scarcely be found. He says he knows more than any general, any diplomat, and anyone with actual experience in government. He has declared his chief adviser to be himself. Even the criminal Richard Nixon was eventually restrained and dispatched by a Republican Establishment that still knew how to run the country and had a loyalty to broader American institutions. Such an Establishment no longer exists.”

Man, do I agree with this. I wouldn’t say that Netflix is the UX they should ape, but they need to do something. I’d also upvote “episodes should be listed in reverse chronology”; why do I have to scroll so far to get the new episode of Last Week Tonight? I watch it every week; why isn’t it on the front page as soon as it’s aired?

Interesting analysis. I’m not sure what would happen with Apple TV in this case, since other app makers/content providers whom compete with Netflix might not want to make an app for their competitors box. In any case, it does seem that Apple’s TV strategy isn’t quite working, and this might make an interesting way in. They could operate Netflix as an independent subsidiary, pumping in backing capital for original content, and simply have their content in the Apple TV like the others. Netflix has a strong enough brand that Apple wouldn’t want to change it anyway.

I was somewhat incorrect in my earlier post about the LG 4K display. There is a 5K one, but it isn’t coming until December, and can’t be pre-ordered on Apple.com yet, and I only saw the 4K that you can order today. That looks like a fine monitor, but I still would have preferred a matching aluminum one.

This is a good, positive review. I think the lack of feedback on the Touch Bar is a shame, and the inclusion of the long-press is strange; it’s out-of-place on the 3D Touch-enabled devices and its discoverability was always questionable.

“In June of 2013, Apple executive Phil Schiller triumphantly introduced the company’s new, cylindrical Mac Pro. Aimed at professional users, it was a workhorse. More importantly, it was a bombshell, a statement that the company was investing in its high-end and creating indelible experiences. “Can’t innovate anymore, my ass,” Schiller said at the time.